Evaluation and Utility of an Electronic Consultation Program in a Children's Health System.

Objectives: Electronic consultations (e-consults) are asynchronous communication between Primary Care Providers (PCPs) and specialists. Studies in adults show that e-consults improve specialty access, but the data in pediatrics are limited. We report evaluation and utility of a large pediatric e-consult program.

Development and Validation of a F-Flortaucipir PET Visual Stratification Method.

Tau PET quantitation methods have been used in research settings and clinical trials to measure tau burden for diagnostic, staging, and prognostic purposes. However, these methods require specialized software, skilled analysts, and advanced image processing. We developed a novel F-flortaucipir PET (FTP, or Tauvid) visual read method enabling stratification of patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) according to the tau level without the need for quantitation.

Association of intraoperative transfusion of blood products with postoperative outcomes and midterm survival in acute type A aortic dissection repair.

Objective: The study objective was to evaluate the impact of intraoperative blood product on postoperative outcomes and midterm survival in acute type A aortic dissection repair.

Methods: Patients undergoing open acute type A aortic dissection repair from January 2010 to April 2020 were divided into 2 groups: patients receiving intraoperative blood products and no intraoperative blood products, with a final propensity-matched cohort of 90 matched pairs by matching sex, age, body mass index, preoperative hemoglobin, coronary artery disease, renal failure, stroke, prior cardiac surgery, cardiogenic shock, cardiopulmonary bypass time, crossclamp time, peripheral vascular disease, and aortic insufficiency.

Results: Patients were similar in demographic and preoperative characteristics.

Familial Polyposis and Colon Cancer.

Familial adenomatous polyposis is an important hereditary risk factor for colon cancer. Such patients and families need special attention for prevention, early detection, and optimal treatment. Molecular testing is key to identify the specific mutation in the proband and can then make it easier to identify other family members at risk.

CT and MR Imaging in Colorectal Carcinoma: A Tool for Diagnosis, Staging, Response Evaluation, and Follow-Up.

The present review highlights the role of computed tomography (CT), CT colonography (CTC), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis, staging, response evaluation, and follow-up of colorectal cancer. For a CT scan, prior bowel preparation is required. This is done to enhance imaging of the colon with the use of oral or rectal contrast agents.